Speak of the Devil | ||||
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Released | 22 September 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997–1998 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 44:55 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Producer | ||||
Chris Isaak chronology | ||||
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Singles from Speak of the Devil | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+ [3] |
Los Angeles Times | [4] |
Pitchfork | 5.7/10 [5] |
Speak of the Devil is the seventh studio album by the American rock musician Chris Isaak, released in 1998. The song "Black Flowers" is featured at the end of the sixth episode, first season, of "The Penguin" HBO series (S1E06).
All tracks are written by Chris Isaak, except "Breaking Apart" by Isaak and Diane Warren
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Please" | 3:34 |
2. | "Flying" | 3:08 |
3. | "Walk Slow" | 3:01 |
4. | "Breaking Apart" | 3:45 |
5. | "This Time" | 3:13 |
6. | "Speak of the Devil" | 3:31 |
7. | "Like the Way She Moves" | 2:50 |
8. | "Wanderin'" | 2:42 |
9. | "Don't Get So Down on Yourself" | 3:11 |
10. | "Black Flowers" | 2:44 |
11. | "I'm Not Sleepy" | 2:37 |
12. | "7 Lonely Nights" | 2:10 |
13. | "Talkin' 'Bout a Home" | 4:45 |
14. | "Super Magic 2000" | 3:45 |
Total length: | 44:55 |
with:
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] | 11 |
French Albums (SNEP) [7] | 34 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 99 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [9] | 19 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [10] | 37 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [11] | 39 |
US Billboard 200 [12] | 41 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [13] | Gold | 392,000 [14] |
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